- Events:
- March 19: Ocean SAMP stakeholder meeting
- April 16: The Making of New International Maritime Law - UNCITRAL and the 2009 Rotterdam Rules
- November 2-4: Baird Symposium on aquaculture and offshore renewable energy
- Green? Yellow? Red? Sustainable Seafood Initiative tackles confusion over seafood guides, ecolabels
A variety of organizations have evaluated the sustainability of various seafood choices and have put forth ecolabels and pocket guides in an attempt to advise consumers. The problem is, their criteria are not always the same, and their recommendations can seem confusing. What are buyers to do?
- Roger Williams University School of Law’s Environmental Moot Court Team stands out at national competition
Roger Williams University law students participating in a national competition at Pace Law School faced a problem described as “Pirates of the Caribbean meets Environmental Law.” Two team members won special honors.
- Sustainable Fisheries Extension plans for 2010-2012
Last month, the Sustainable Fisheries Extension program met with local and national fisheries, environmental, and academic interests to determine emerging scientific, management, governance, economic, and social issues and plan a course of action.
- From On The Water magazine’s Naturalist’s Log: “Bloom or Bust?” - Part One
New England waters teem with microscopic life—but change is afoot.
- New scholarly publications available
- Alan Desbonnet designated “Chair Elect” of Sea Grant research coordinators
- National Sea Grant Strategic Plan available
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